Firefighters were on scene of the first fire near the Seventh Day Adventist Church across Ulili Street at around 5:50 p.m. They then found the four other brush fires along the east side of Maunaloa Highway.

All brush fires were about 200 to 300 yards apart, fire officials said. They were extinguished by 6:30 p.m.

Scientists agree that the Earth has been warming due to human-induced climate change, and as temperatures continue to rise, an increasing amount of severe weather events are expected to occur. Hawaii has already been seeing some of the impacts, researchers say, so how can the state prepare for more severe effects in the future?

Scientists agree that the Earth has been warming due to human-induced climate change, and as temperatures continue to rise, an increasing amount of severe weather events are expected to occur. Hawaii has already been seeing some of the impacts, researchers say, so how can the state prepare for more severe effects in the future?